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Texas State Highway 44
State highway in Texas
State highway in Texas
| Field | Value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | TX | ||||||
| type | SH | ||||||
| route | 44 | ||||||
| map | |||||||
| map_custom | yes | ||||||
| length_mi | 128.853 | ||||||
| length_ref | The certified mileage given is shorter than the actual mileage as TxDOT considers SH 44 to be discontinuous at rather than concurrent with US 59. | ||||||
| length_round | 3 | ||||||
| established | April 24, 1919 | ||||||
| direction_a | West | ||||||
| direction_b | East | ||||||
| terminus_a | near Encinal | ||||||
| junction | in Encinal | ||||||
| near Freer | |||||||
| near Alice | |||||||
| {{jct | state | TX | I | 69E | US | 77}} in Robstown | |
| terminus_b | in Corpus Christi | ||||||
| previous_type | I | ||||||
| previous_route | 44 | ||||||
| next_type | I | ||||||
| next_route | 45 | ||||||
| browse | {{tx browse | previous_type=FM | previous_route=862 | route=FM 863 | next_type=RM | next_route=864 |
state=TX| type=SH| route=44 length_mi=128.853 length_round=3| established=April 24, 1919| direction_a=West| direction_b=East| terminus_a= near Encinal| junction= in Encinal near Freer near Alice
in Robstown| terminus_b= in Corpus Christi| previous_type=I| previous_route=44| next_type=I| next_route=45|
State Highway 44 (SH 44) is a Texas state highway that runs from west of Encinal to Corpus Christi, Texas. This highway is also known as the Cesar Chavez Memorial Highway outside the city limits of Robstown, Banquete, Agua Dulce, Alice, and Corpus Christi in Nueces and Jim Wells counties.
History
On November 21, 1917, an intercounty highway was designated from Taylor to Hearne. A spur, SH 44A, was designated on July 20, 1920 along part of the intercounty highway from Taylor to Milano. On January 18, 1921, SH 44A became part of an extended SH 43A.
Future
TxDOT has officially designated the SH 44 corridor from Freer to Corpus Christi as part of the I-69 system in Texas. This started as a bill, which was named H.R. 4523 or 44 to 69 Act of 2014, that was submitted by House Representative Blake Farenthold to Congress to approve turning SH 44 into an Interstate Highway from Freer (where it will intersect I-69W) and Corpus Christi (about 73 mi) in order to have a network of interstate highways connecting Laredo (the largest inland port on the United States–Mexican border) with Corpus Christi (a major seaport and manufacturing center). In Corpus Christi, SH 44 is already at interstate highway standard, and it is a four-lane divided highway westward to the city of San Diego, Texas. The 23 mi from San Diego to Freer is a two-lane section. Following a study and a January 18, 2018 open house, SH 44 between FM 3386 to east of FM 1694 in Violet in Nueces County was also upgraded between 2018-2022. A study regarding SH 44 upgrades in Robstown is ongoing as well.
Major intersections
Business routes
SH 44 has two business routes.
Robstown business loop
Business State Highway 44-C (formerly Loop 296) is a 1.72 mi state highway business loop that runs on the former routing of SH 44 through Robstown. The road was bypassed on January 19, 1956 by SH 44 and designated Loop 296. Loop 296 was designated as Business SH 44-C on June 21, 1990. On July 31, 2003 the road was rerouted on a new route to US 77 and the original section was returned to local jurisdiction.
Corpus Christi bypass
Business State Highway 44-D is a bypass of SH 44 in Corpus Christi. The route was created in 2006.
Former Corpus Christi business loop
Business State Highway 44-D (formerly Loop 443) was a business loop that ran on the former routing of SH 44 through Corpus Christi. The road was bypassed on October 3, 1966 by SH 44 and designated Loop 443. Loop 443 was designated as Business SH 44-D on June 21, 1990, but much of the route was redesignated as Spur 544 on June 18, 1996 and a small section was returned to local jurisdiction.
Notes
References
References
- {{TxDOT. SH. 44
- (April 24, 1919). "Minutes". [[Texas Department of Transportation]].
- (July 16, 1923). "Minutes". [[Texas Department of Transportation]].
- (November 23, 1936). "Minutes". [[Texas Department of Transportation]].
- (April 18, 1938). "Minutes". [[Texas Department of Transportation]].
- {{TxDOT. FM. 863
- (November 21, 1917). "Minutes". [[Texas Department of Transportation]].
- (July 20, 1920). "Minutes". [[Texas Department of Transportation]].
- (January 17, 1921). "Minutes". [[Texas Department of Transportation]].
- "Interstate 69 System in Texas".
- [http://www.i69texasalliance.com/NewsUpdates/update%204.30.14%20sh44bill.html Bill Would Add SH 44 to I-69 Priority Corridor]
- "Open House - SH 44 Upgrade".
- "State Highway 44 Robstown Route Study".
- {{TxDOT. BS. 44. C
- {{TxDOT. BS. 44. D
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